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I Know My First Name Is Steven is a 1989 American television miniseries about kidnap victim Steven Stayner. The two-part miniseries was first broadcast by NBC on May 21–22, 1989. Screening rights were sold to a number of international television companies including the BBC, which screened the miniseries in mid-July of the following year; later still, it was released as a feature-length movie.
It was nominated as Best Miniseries or Television Film at the 47th Golden Globe Awards and received four Emmy Award nominations.
Original Release
05/22/1989 on NBC
US Release
05/22/1989
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cindy Pickett | Kay Stayner |
John Ashton | Del Stayner |
Corin Nemec | Steven Gregory Stayner / Dennis Parnell |
Luke Edwards | Steven Stayner (Age 7) |
Pruitt Taylor Vince | Irving Murphy |
Ray Walston | Bob Augustine |
Gregg Henry | Officer Kean |
Jim Haynie | Officer Scott |
Barbara Tarbuck | School Counselor |
Scott Curtis | Cary Stayner (Age 11) |
# | Title | Air Date |
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1 | Episode #1.1 | Monday, 22 May 1989 |
2 | Episode #1.2 | Tuesday, 23 May 1989 |
Directors
Writers
W.H. Echols II, J.P. Miller, Cynthia Whitcomb
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cindy Pickett | Kay Stayner |
John Ashton | Del Stayner |
Corin Nemec | Steven Gregory Stayner / Dennis Parnell |
Luke Edwards | Steven Stayner (Age 7) |
Pruitt Taylor Vince | Irving Murphy |
Ray Walston | Bob Augustine |
Gregg Henry | Officer Kean |
Jim Haynie | Officer Scott |
Barbara Tarbuck | School Counselor |
Scott Curtis | Cary Stayner (Age 11) |
Stephanie Walski | Cindy Stayner (Age 9) |
Sumer Park | Jody Stayner (Age 5) |
Cassy Friel | Cory Stayner (Age 4) |
Juney Ellis | Miss Rebecca |
Billy O'Sullivan | Victor (Age 7) |
Jason Presson | Deke |
Stephen Dorff | Pete |
Scott Reeves | Bruce |
Bryan Cranston | Officer Dickenson |
Jacob Gelman | Timmy White |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Andrew Adelson | Executive Producer |
Kim C. Friese | Producer |
Year | Type | Category | Won |
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1990 | Golden Globe | Best Miniseries or Motion Picture Made for Television | Nominated |
1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Directing in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Miniseries | Nominated |
1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |
1989 | Emmy | Outstanding Writing in a Miniseries or a Special | Nominated |